Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Look here, Steve http://www.dpreview.com/previews/samsungnx10/ On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > interesting Geoff... > > > price? > > > On Mar 22, 2010, at 3:38 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > I recently mentioned that I took note of a new camera from Samsung which > is > > a very compact camera (NX10) meant presumably to compete against the new > > crop of Olys and Panas. It has an APS-C 14.6Mp CMOS sensor (which means > that > > mFT lenses wouldn't be suitable) and a huge AMOLED screen on the back as > > well as a built in EVF. > > I just read that Novoflex have announced a series of adaptors for them > > including Leica R > > I'm just sayin' > > > > (M won't be possible owing to the flange distance which is longer than > that > > of the mFT cameras). > > > > RAA (Rabs Acronym Appendix): > > Samsung; a progressive Korean electronics manufacturer who also > co-operate > > with Pentax. > > NX10; a new MILC (Mirrorless Interchangable Lens Camera) aka EVIL. It is > > tiny! The sensor size is similar to the Nikon D300 class. > > Oly and Pana, those other guys selling buckets of new clever cameras for > a > > lot more money than normal dSLRs (here the NX10 price is around half of > that > > from Oly and Pana). > > APS-C (sensor) a popular dSLR sensor class that typically produces a crop > > factor of around 1.5x > > 14.6Mp CMOS; a popular sensor type that contains a plethora of pixels and > > may support LiveView. 23.4 x 15.6 mm in this case > > mFT; micro four thirds format popularised by Oly and Pana > > AMOLED; Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode, a new superior screen > > type that is MUCH brighter and clearer than conventional LCDs while using > > less power. The S2 has a tiny one. > > EVF; Electronic Viewfinder, something you have when you can't afford or > fit > > a Leica viewfinder in your design ;-) > > Rabs; A New York based pro photographer who is known to be less than fond > of > > mFT sensor sizes. > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA